American India Foundation - Digital Equalizer

DE Stories

Hemant's Story

While most are indifferent to the pure white of a jasmine flower or the brilliance of a lush green field, Hemant has always been overwhelmed by the richness of every color on nature's palette. He could not capture each vibrant moment on a grandiose canvas, so he comforted himself with a few detailed doodles on the back pages of his tattered school notebooks. Hemant's routine did not leave time for focused dedication to anything other than household chores and the school syllabus. He hoped that one day his commitment would catapult him to a place where his family's basic necessities were easily met.

When DE first came to his High School, in the village of Meghpar Titodi, Hemant touched a computer for the first time. The DE program rushed forth a deluge of information and images, and when MS paint was introduced to the students, Hemant found his canvas. He tried his hand painting an array of simple pictures.

Then, he tested himself. He attempted India's most prized possession, a great wonder of the world, the Taj Mahal. And as each pixel coincided with a grain of marble, and Shah Jahan's love for Mumtaz Mahal was reborn on Hemant's computer screen, Hemant's faith in himself was immortalized - as is his painting on this very page.

Hemant eagerly anticipates internet connectivity at his school and a gateway to a world of information. Now there is nothing stopping Hemant from aspiring to be a world-class creative artist for Pixar Studios!